Price your freelance work and invoice with confidence

Calculate a sustainable hourly or project rate, generate a clean invoice in your browser, estimate self-employment tax and convert salary offers to hourly figures. Free, private, no sign-up.

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Built for independents. Side income and full-time freelancing both need clear pricing and tax set-asides. These tools stay on your device — we never see your client list.

Tools

• Freelance rate calculator

  Turn an income goal, billable hours, overhead and tax cushion into a target freelance hourly rate. Free and private.

• Invoice generator

  Create a clean freelance invoice in your browser and print to PDF. No account, no upload.

• SE tax estimator

  Estimate US self-employment tax on net earnings from self-employment, with a simple quarterly set-aside.

• Hourly ↔ salary

  Convert between hourly rates and annual salary using a customizable hours-per-year basis.

Popular guides

• How to Set Freelance Rates

  A step-by-step framework for setting freelance hourly and project rates using income goals, billable hours and market checks.

• Invoice Best Practices for Freelancers

  What to include on a freelance invoice, when to send it, and how to keep records for taxes.

• Quarterly Estimated Taxes for Freelancers

  How US quarterly estimated taxes work for freelancers, what counts as a safe set-aside, and where to confirm IRS due dates.

• Billable Hours: A Reality Check

  Why freelancers overestimate billable hours and how to plan capacity without burnout.

• W-2 Offer vs 1099 Contract

  Compare a salaried offer with a contractor rate after taxes, benefits and unpaid time off.

• Handling Late Client Payments

  Professional steps to prevent and chase late freelance invoices without burning the relationship.

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How we work

We cite IRS publications for tax math and keep pricing guidance educational. We are not a payroll company or tax preparer. Read more about GigRate.